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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1805407, member: 44183&quot;]<font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">I am now a bit confused? ... I may actually have a Saturn?</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; I bought this coin with the understanding that it was Jupiter on the obverse, but when I check on-line I find many more similar coins with Saturn listed, rather than Jupiter?</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummmm, can anybody tell me if this is Jupiter, or Saturn? (oh, and how can a person tell the diff?)</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Thanks</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>RomanRepublic</b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Post Reform Æ Semis (Anonymous)</b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Circa 88 BC (?)</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Rome mint</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Diameter: 21mm</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Weight: 5.96 grams</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Obverse: Laureate head of <b>Jupiter (or Saturn??)</b> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">right; S (mark of value) behind</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reverse: Prow of galley right; S (mark of value) above; to right, dolphin downward, ROMA in exergue</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Reference: Crawford –; Sydenham –; BMCRR II, p. 589, 10</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4">Other: 2h, Near VF, dark green patina. Rare</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]294070[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]294071[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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